Vise



` March 22, W. A ABEGG VISE original Filed Feb. 16, 1929 2 sheets-sheet'l March 22, 1932.

original Filed Feb. 16, 1929 W. A. ABEGG VISE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 MJS Ax70/wey Patented Mar. 22, 1932 Umea siies Pa'riazNrg oFFicE.

WALTER A. ABEGG, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TO fBALDWIN REINHOLD 'VISE Original application filed February 16,1929,'Seria1 No. 340,531. Divided and thissapplication filed May 19,

i930. seiai No. 453,542.

This invention has to do with a vise or clamp device, and it is ageneral object of the invention to provide a simple, practical, andimproved vise useful for various classes :of'work and particularly forwood work.

rIhis application is a division of my c opending application entitledViso, Serial Number 340,531, filed February 16, 1922.).

k'It is an object of the present invention to provide'a viseconstruction which can be conveniently'and securely applied to a supportsuch as a bench, or the like, with its gripping parts or jaws disposedin different Vpositions with reference to the support.

Another object of the invention is to provide a vise in which theclamping aws and the mounting means are formed or related in a manner togive the device a wide range of uses and to make it simple andconvenient Ato use.

It is a further object of the invention. to provide an effective,improved mounting means for applying a vise, or the like, to a support.An important feature of the `mounting means provided by this inventionis the arrangement whereby the ymounting means operates to positivelyand securely hold a part, for instance, a jaw of the vise, rigid withreference to the support without `applying the mounting strains throughthe said part or jaw in a manner which tends to distort or strain it.

It is another object of this invention to provide a vise constructioncomprising a pair of gripping jawsand a C clamp wherein the jaws arefree to receive work from any direction while the clamp can be varied inposition with reference to the jaws and operated to firmly apply thejaws to a support.

Y i Another object of the invention is toprovide an improved arrangementof operating means with reference to the jaws and mountingclamp wherebythefjaws can be mounted adjacent a support and parallel with it withoutinterference of the operating means.

The various objects and features of the invention will be best and morefully understood from the'following detailed description 5G of a typicalform and application of the inf enlarged detailed sectional view takenas indicated by line 4 4 on Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view taken asindicated by line 5 5 on Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is `an enlarged view takenas indicated by line 6 6 on Fig. 2.l

The construction provided by iny present invention includes, generally,a pair of clainping vjaws A and B, operating means l() to cause relativemovement between thekjaws, and mounting means 11 for mounting the jawson a support S. In the vpresent disclosure ofthe invention I set forthjaws A and B particularly suited for handling wood work, or the like,and I haveshown a form of mounting means 11 suitable for applying thedevice to a support in the form of a bench, or the like. It is to beunderstood that the broader principles of the invention contemplatevmodification or variation of the parts to suit any particular class ofwork, and ltherefore the invention is not to be con-l sidered limited bythe detailed disclosure herein made, but is to 'be measured by theappended claims.

The jaws A and B have flat oppositely disposed 'gripping faces 12adapted to engage the work to lbe held inthe device. In the form of theinvention illustrated fthe jaws are shapedy and proportioned so that thefaces 12 are rectangular or substantially square and the two jawscorrespond in size and configuration. Itis to be understoodthat the awsmay be made in various sizes and shapes to accommodate various classesof work. In practice I make the jaws A and B in the form of castings andprovide their rear sides with strengthening or reinforcing ribs .14. Itis to be understood that the reinforcing' ribs can be arranged andproportioned to Y give the jaws the desired strength and rigidity.

The means for operatingy the jaws A and YBrelative to each other is ascrew means.

The means 10 illustrated in the drawings i11- cludes, generally, a screwthreaded stud 15 Y nected with the nut. To facilitate the pres-y carriedby one of the jaws to project from its face 12 and through an opening 16formed through the other j aw, a nut 17 screw threaded on the stud andcarried in the opening 16,V

and an operating handle V18 operatively conent description I will refer.to the jawtA as the inner jaw and the jaw B as the outer j aw; The stud15 is carried by the inner jaw while the nut 17 iscarriedby the outerjaw B.v The stud 15 may be threaded or seated tightlly in a socket'lSvformed in the inner Yjaw fromfits face 12. In practice a boss 19Ymay"Vbeformed on the back of the inner jaw A so thatgthe socket 18? may besufficiently deepr toAV effectively carry thestud."

The nut member 17 is rotatablycarried in the opening 16 formed throughlthe outer jaw Band is provided at one end with a radial flange20,'which seats in a counter bore provided in the openingl at the faceof the jaw, and is rovided at its other end with Va tubular Uextenslon21? which projects freely over the stud to a5 point beyond its outerend. The

extension 21 of the nut 17 is provided with a transverse opening 22'at apoint beyond the outer-,end lof the stud to receivethe operat-7 inghandle 18. In the construction illustrated .the end portion of theextension 21 having the opening 22 is made solid as shown in Fig'.-4 ofthe drawings. i

y A sleeve 23 surrounds the extension 21. beyond the jaw B and engagestheY back of the Y j aw. The Vsleeve 23 ts over the extension 21 at theopening 22 andis providedwith openin to register with the opening 22 sothat the handle 18 passes'transversely throughV the sleeve 23 as wellas'the nut extension 21. The

handle 1,8'may be inthe form of a rod slidably:

fitting the openings in the extension 21 and sleeve 23 andmaybe providedat its ends with knobs 24 to prevent it from becoming disyplacedfrom theopenings. In the particular construction ilustrated the sleeve23 notonly fitsover theVnut extension 21 but is `screw threaded .to :it at 25.In the preferred construction a boss 26 is provided on the back ofthejawjB andthe opening 16 is formed through the boss.'` Thisconstruction gives the; nut and'nut extension a long bearing in theJ'fwf f f .f It will be :apparent that the construction wabove describedallows the nut 17 :to rotatey freely inthe opening 16 but prevents itfrom moving longitudinally therein. The flange prevents-longitudinalmovement of the nut injone direction while the sleeve 23 engaging thejaw prevents its longitudinalmovef j ment in the opposite direction.

In the drawings I have illustrated a guide 30 connecting the jaws A andB tohold them in'register or in proper position opposite each y other.VThe guide 30 may comprlse a rod carried by one ofthe jaws to projectfrom its face and extend through a suitable opening in the `Vother, jaw.In the construction illustrated the guide'rod'istightly carried in asocket 31 provided in the face of the jaw A near the socket whichcarries the stud 15. The guide rod projects from the jaw A parallel withthey stud 15 and slidably its an opening 32 providedin the jaw B;Therstud and guide rod are preferably located close to one another A andnear the center of the jaws.

The construction above described is fully set forth and is claimed in myco-pending application 'entitled Vise, filedV February k16, 1929, SerialNumber 340,531.

- The vmounting means provided by my in;V

vention is in the nature of a C clamp cooper-y atively associated withone of the'jaws here illustrated the mountingmeans 111 is connected withorcarried by the inner jaw A.

The mounting means comprises, primarily,.

` inabove mentioned. Inthe particular case.

a Ck clamp having a middleor body portion35 and laterally proj ectingarms 36`and l37 Vat the ends of the body. The body 35 of theclampispreferably astraight part round in cross section. In the drawings Ihave shown one of kthe arms of'the'fclamp integral with the body and theother arm formed separate from the clampand applied thereto.V yThe arm36 is provided on what I may term the upper end of the body 35 and isformed separate from the body. I have shown the arm 36 mounted on atapered part 38 at the upper end of the arrangement the clampscrew 40 iscarried by.'

the'lower arm 37 of the C clamp. The clamp rscrew is provided at itsllower end with an f operating handle 41 and is provided at its upperendwith a rotatable. head 42 adapted to engage the support against whichthe screw reacts. j The head 42 may `be a cup-shaped member yrotatablycarried on the reduced end v43 of the-screw to be'retained thereon by a'Y key 44 extending through the reducedfpart 43 l within the cup. i f

. The connection between the C clamp above described and the inner jaw Ais made through lugs or flanges 50 and 51 projecting fromv the back ofthe jaw A to carry the r body 35'of the clamp. In the preferredarrangement the flanges 50 and 51 are located on the back of `the jaw Aadjacent'one side,

edge of the jaw. Further, the fianges are ypreferably located so thattheupper one is spaced somewhat below the upper vedge ofthe jaw vasshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The other or lower flange lmay adjointhe opposite or' lower edge of the jaw so that'the lower part oftheclamp projects below the jaw'as shown in Fig. 3. The object in spacingthe upper flange 50 from'the upper edge of the jaw is'to have the partsrelated sov that the clamp does notproj ect above the jaws.

The body 35 of the-C clamp is rotatably carried in openings 53 providedin the flanges 50 and 51 so that the upper arm 36 is above the'flange 50and projects outwardly beyond it while'thelower arm 37 is below theflange 51 and projects outwardly beyond it. The body of the clamp, beingrotatably carried in the openings 53, allowsv the C clamp-to be turnedor swung to different positions with reference to the jaw A as will beseen from examination of Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. Thisrelationship of the clamp `jaws lan mounting clamp permits of the devicebeing applied to a support S withv the clamp jaws in various positions.

Ordinarily it is desired to arrange the clamp jaws A and B eitherparallel to the support or at right angles to it, as shown in Figs. land 2 of the drawings, and in practice it is convenient to provide thedevice with means for setting the C clamp in two dierent positions suchas are shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This means may include a locking pin 6()carried by the upper arm 36 of the clamp to project downwardly forcooperation with sockets 63 located in the flange 50. The body 35 of theclamp is mounted for longitudinal movement in the iianges 50 and 51 sothat the pin 60 can be moved into and out of the sockets 63. It will beVapparent that this construction permits ofthe clamp beingeffectively setin the desired position with reference to the jaws, it being` obviousthat any desired positionscanbe obtained by providing various numbersand arrangements of sockets 63.

In accordance with the present invention the construction abovedescribed is adapted to be applied to a support S in the manner shown inFig. 3 so that the flange 50 on the back of the inner jaw A bears orseats on the support while the clamp screw 40 is operated to engage thesupport so that the iiange 50 is clamped to it. In the preferredconstruction the outer part of the upper clamp arm 36 is provided with ajaw part to engage the support S at the same time that the flange 50engages it. The part 70 of the arm 36 is preferably locatedsubstantially opposite the vclamp screw 40 so that the clamping strainis taken through the C clamp, while the flange 50, which is a part ofthe jaw A, is clamped tightly to the support. Vith this construction thejaw A is clamped in direct bearing yengagement with the support withoutbeing put under strain. It will be obvious that the clamping strain isborne through theC clamp, and therefore the Vdanger of breaking the jawAby over straining the mounting means'is completely eliminated.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent lthat thedevicecan'beused for various classes of work vand that it isparticularly suited for cabinet or wood work. The device can be used asa clamp where the two jaws A and B alone are needed or as a clamp wherethe jaws A and B together with the C clamp areneeded. Likewise it willbe obvious that the device may be used as a vise with thejaws A and Bsetin various .positions such asl have shown in the drawings.

Having described only a typical preferred form of my invention, I do notwish to limit myself to the specic kdetails set forth, but wish toreserve to myselfY any changes or variations that may appear to thoseskilled in d the art or fall within the scope ofthe following claims:

Having described my invention, I claim :y

l. A tool of of the character described including, two jaws, means foroperating the jaws, a C clamp, and a part projecting from one of the jaws and carrying the clamp, said part being adjacent one arm of theclamp so as to be directly clamped to an object to which the clamp isapplied.

2. A tool ofthe character described including, two jaws, meansfor'operating the jaws,

and mounting means for the jaws including a C clamp, and a partprojectingfrom one of the jaws rotatably carrying the kbody of the clampand located adjacent one arm of the clamp so as to directly engage andbe clamped to an object to which the clamp is applied.

3. A tool of the character described including, two jaws, means foroperating the jaws, and'mounting means for the jaws including a C clamphaving a body with arms projecting from its ends, and spaced flangesprojecting from one of the jaws and rotatablycarrying the body of theclamp, one of the anges being located adjacent vone arm `of the clamp soas to directly engage and be clamped tothe object to which the clamp isapplied.

.4. A tool 'of the character described including, two jaws, means `foroperating the jaws, and mounting means for the jaws including a C clamp,a flange onthe back of one of the jaws rotatably carrying the clamp, andmeans whereby the clamp is set against rotation relative to said aw whenthe clamp is set.v

5. A tool of the character described including, two jaws, kmeans foroperating the jaws, and mounting means for the jaws including a C clamphaving a body with arms projectingfrom its ends, spacedflangesprojecting from one of `the Vjaws and rotatably carrying the body of theclamp, one of the flanges'being located adjacent one arm ofthe clamp,and means :whereby the clamp is -engaged with, yone of the flanges tohold it v6.'.'A tooly of the character described including, two jaws,means for operating the jaws,` and mounting means for the jaws in-'cluding a C clamp having a body with arms projectingfromits ends.,spaced anges pro-V jecting from-oneoiil the-jaws and rotatably carryingthe body of the clamp, one vof the flanges being located adjacent one"arm of the clamp, and means whereby the clamp is engagedwith one of theflanges to hold it againstrotation when the yclamp is set, the

last-mentioned means being releasable bymovement of the clamplongitudinally relative'to the axis of connection with said jaw.

' '-7. A tool ofthe character described including, two jaws, means foroperating the jaws,

ya clamp and a part projecting from one of the jaws and carryingtheclamp, said part ybeing adjacent one yarm of the clamp to directlyengageand be clamped to an object to which the clamp is applied and projectingbeyond one edge of thejaw. Y e f 8;y A tool ofthe character describedincludtwo jaws, means for operating the jaws,

Y in Y af'clamp anda part projecting from one of the 'jaws and carryingthe clamp, said 'part being adjacent one arm of the clamp to directlyengage and be clamped to an object to which the 'clamp is applied andprojecting from the backof ofthe jaw.k

9. VA tool ofthe character described includ vI ing, a C clamp-having abody round in cross section and having spaced arms on :the body,

two jaws, means for operating the. jaws, ar

riange on one jaw having an opening passing the body of the clamp, thesaid body being rotatable and longitudinally shiftable in the opening,means on the clamp for clamping:

` the Hangedirectly onto an object, and means tion.V

for setting the flange against rotation rela-V tive to the said bodywhen ina clamped posii 10. A'tool of the character described including,`a C clamp having a body round 'inf crossk section and having spacedarms on the body,'two jaws, means for operating the jaws,

.-.' a flange onone yjawrotatable and longitudie nally shitable onA the'body of .the clamp,

means on the clamp for clamping the flange on an object, and means forsetting the'iange against rotation when ina clamped position,

an arm of the clamp cluding, a C clamp `having a body round in crosssection and having spaced arms on the body, two jaws, means foroperating the jaws, a fiangeon one Vj aw rotatable and longitudinallyshiftable on the body of the clamp and having a plurality of spacedopenings, means 'f'on theA clamp for clamping the flange on an the jawand'beyond one edge y ,Y the arm beingk detachable from the body,-and`object, and means for ksetting the flange' against rotation in variousrotative positions relative to the body of the clamp, the lastmentionedmeans including a pin on an arm of the clamp adapted to seat in saidopenings.

12. A tool of ther character described including, a C clamp yhavingabody'round in cross section and having spaced arms on the body,two jaws, means for operatin .the jaws, 7 e 5 Y a flange` on one jawrotatable andI ongitudinallyushiftable onthe body of theclamp,

means on the clamp for clampingthe flange so.V

body at the ends of the body, a part projectingl from' one-of the jawshaving an opening rotatably passing the body ofthe clamp, and

means on` one-,ofi the arms for clamping againstgan object, one of thearms of the clamp being detachable from the body of the clamp. I 14. vAtool of thecharacter described including, `two jaws, means for operatingthe jaws, a Ci clamp including a :body of round crosssection, an arm onone end of the body,

means at the other end of the body for clamping vagainst, anv object,and a connection between Vone'of the jaws and the body whereby, the jawsare rotatable about the body of the i clamp, said connectionr engagingthe body between the armand saidlmeans.

InV witness that I claim the `foregoing 1f have hereunto subscribed myname this 4th day of March, 1930. Y A yWALTER A. ABEGG.

` the last-mentioned means includinga pin on f adapted to seat in an

